how do you say mountain range in spanish

Question

a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.

Answer 1

If they are not very high, some choices are:

cadena serrana

cadena de sierras

serranía

sistema serrano

If they are high, cadena montañosa describes them better as mountain range.

The Appalachians are a vast range of mountains in eastern North America = Los Apalaches son una vasta cadena montañosa del sudeste de Norteamérica

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Answer 2

From Gran Diccionario Oxford, the fifth meaning for range is

5 (chain) cadena f; a mountain range = una cordillera, una cadena de montañas

Answer 3

La cordillera.